James Alexander Hamilton

James Alexander Hamilton (14 April 1788-24 September 1878) was acting US Secretary of State from 4 March 1829 to 27 March 1829, succeeding Henry Clay and preceding Martin Van Buren.

Biography
James Alexander Hamilton was the fourth child of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler, and he became a lawyer in Waterford, New York in 1809. He served as a militia major during the War of 1812, and he served as acting Secretary of State from 4 to 27 March 1829. He sided with Andrew Jackson in opposing the second national bank, although his own father had founded the first national bank. He died in 1878.